WO2014064424A1 - Drug-protein conjugates - Google Patents

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WO2014064424A1
WO2014064424A1 PCT/GB2013/052662 GB2013052662W WO2014064424A1 WO 2014064424 A1 WO2014064424 A1 WO 2014064424A1 GB 2013052662 W GB2013052662 W GB 2013052662W WO 2014064424 A1 WO2014064424 A1 WO 2014064424A1
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  • This invention relates to novel drug-protein conjugates.
  • binding proteins for specific markers on the surface of target cells and molecules has led to their extensive use as carriers for a variety of diagnostic and therapeutic agents.
  • labels and reporter groups such as fluorophores, radioisotopes and enzymes find use in labelling and imaging applications, while conjugation to cytotoxic agents and chemotherapy drugs allows targeted delivery of such agents to specific tissues or structures, for example particular cell types or growth factors, minimising the impact on normal, healthy tissue and significantly reducing the side effects associated with chemotherapy treatments.
  • conjugates have extensive potential therapeutic applications in several disease areas, particularly in cancer.
  • Water soluble, synthetic polymers are widely used to conjugate therapeutically active molecules such as peptide or protein ligands, including antibodies.
  • therapeutically active molecules such as peptide or protein ligands, including antibodies.
  • These therapeutic conjugates have been shown to alter pharmacokinetics favourably by prolonging circulation time and decreasing clearance rates, decreasing systemic toxicity, and in several cases, displaying increased clinical efficacy.
  • the process of covalently conjugating polyethylene glycol, PEG, to proteins is commonly known as
  • PEGylation It is important for optimised efficacy and to ensure dose to dose consistency that the number of conjugated moieties per binding protein is the same, and that each moiety is specifically conjugated to the same amino acid residue in each binding protein. Accordingly, a number of methods have been developed to improve the homogeneity of such conjugates. Liberatore et al, Bioconj. Chem 1990, 1, 36-50, and del Rosario et al, Bioconj. Chem. 1990, 1, 51-59 describe the use of reagents which may be used to cross-link across the disulfide bonds in proteins, including antibodies.
  • WO 2005/007197 describes a process for the conjugation of polymers to proteins, using novel conjugation reagents having the ability to conjugate with both sulfur atoms derived from a disulfide bond in a protein to give novel thioether conjugates.
  • Maytansines are a class of cytotoxic compounds that includes maytansine itself, a natural product isolated from the east African shrub Maytenus serrata, and related compounds known as maytansinoids (e.g. DM1, ansamitocin P-3). Maytansine and its analogues are potent microtubule-targeted compounds that inhibit proliferation of cells at mitosis.
  • WO2009/134976 discloses antibody-drug conjugates containing hydrophilic linkers incorporating a polyethylene glycol spacer, wherein the drug may, amongst other possibilities, be a maytansinoid.
  • WO2011/039721 discloses maytansinoids and their use to prepare conjugates with an antibody.
  • Antibody-drug conjugates containing maytansines such as trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1), are currently in development for the treatment of various diseases including the treatment of cancer.
  • Two antibody drug conjugates have received regulatory approval: one is brentuximab vedotin, in which the drug is an auristatin, and one is trastuzumab emtansine, in which the drug is a maytansine.
  • the linkage of the drug to the antibody uses a linker based on maleimide.
  • Maleimides are widely used in conjugating reagents. However, as with many other conjugating reagents, the use of maleimides presents a number of difficulties: control of the conjugation reaction is difficult, leading to products having low homogeneity, and stability of the resulting conjugates can be a problem.
  • the present invention provides a maytansine-containing conjugate which has the general formula:
  • q represents an integer from 1 to 10;
  • Lk 1 represents a linker
  • n an integer from 1 to 10;
  • P represents a bond or a z-valent group -P ⁇ NH- where z is from 2 to 11 and P 1 is a group containing at least one ethylene unit -CH 2 -CH 2 - or ethylene glycol unit -O-CH 2 -CH 2 -;
  • Lk represents an integer from 1 to 10
  • Lk represents a bond or a y-valent linker where y is from 2 to 11 and which consists of from 1 to 9 aspartate and/or glutamate residues;
  • Lk represents a linker of the general formula:
  • Ph is an optionally substituted phenyl group
  • X represents a CO group or a CH.OH group
  • Y represents a group of formula:
  • each of A and B represents a Ci_ 4 alkylene or alkenylene group
  • Ab represents a binding protein or peptide capable of binding to a binding partner on a target, said binding protein being bonded to Lk via two sulfur atoms derived from a disulfide bond in the binding protein or peptide;
  • n represents an integer from 1 to s where s is the number of disulfide bonds present in the binding protein or peptide prior to conjugation to Lk ;
  • D represents a maytansine moiety (i.e. the Lk group is bonded to the residue of a
  • the term maytansine includes compounds such as maytansine itself, maytansinoids such as 15-methoxyansamitocin P-3, and derivatives thereof.
  • the maytansine is a compound containing substructure (A)
  • X represents O.
  • Ra represents Ci_ 4 alkyl, especially methyl.
  • Rb represents hydrogen.
  • Rc represents hydrogen or methoxy, more preferably hydrogen.
  • Rd represents Ci_ 4 alkyl, especially methyl.
  • Re represents chlorine or hydrogen, especially chlorine.
  • Rf represents Ci_ 4 alkyl, especially methyl.
  • the maytansine comprises substructure (B)
  • the maytansine comprises substructure (C)
  • the maytansine includes the following group (E) bonded to the ester carbonyl carbon atom of substructure (A), (B), (C) or (D):
  • the maytansine may comprise substructure (F):
  • the maytansine includes one of the following groups bonded to the ester carbonyl carbon atom of substructure (A), (B), (C) or (D):
  • the maytansine contains group (L) bonded to the ester carbonyl carbon atom of substructure (A), (B), (C) or (D):
  • Examples of specific preferred maytansines include:
  • Lk 1 may be bonded to the maytansine moiety at any suitable point.
  • Lk 1 may for example be bonded to the nitrogen atom of group (E), e.g.:
  • Lk is a linker, a bond or a group which connects a maytansine moiety D to a P group. It may carry from 1 to 10 D groups.
  • Lk 1 preferably contains a degradable group, i.e. Lk 1 is preferably a linker which breaks under physiological conditions, separating D from Ab.
  • Lk 1 may be a linker that is not cleavable under physiological conditions.
  • Lk 1 is a linker which breaks under physiological conditions, it is preferably cleavable under intracellular conditions.
  • the target is intracellular, preferably Lk 1 is
  • Lk 1 is a degradable linker, it may contain a group that is sensitive to hydrolytic conditions. Lk 1 may contain a group which degrades at certain pH values (e.g. acidic conditions). Hydrolytic/acidic conditions may for example be found in endosomes or lysosomes. Examples of groups susceptible to hydrolysis under acidic conditions include hydrazones, semicarbazones, thiosemicarboazones, cis-acotinic amides, orthoesters and ketals. Examples of groups susceptible to hydrolytic conditions include:
  • Lk is or includes
  • Lk may be:
  • the maytansine moiety D is preferably bonded via the nitrogen atom of group (E), e.g.:
  • Lk may also be susceptible to degradation under reducing conditions.
  • Lk may contain a disulfide group that is cleavable on exposure to biological reducing agents, such as thiols.
  • disulfide groups include:
  • Lk 1 is or includes
  • Lk may be any integer
  • Lk is preferably bonded to D and P groups as shown:
  • the maytansine moiety D is preferably bonded via the nitrogen atom of group (E), e.g.
  • Lk may also contain a group which is susceptible to enzymatic degradation, for example it may be susceptible to cleavage by a protease (e.g. a lysosomal or endosomal protease) or peptidase.
  • Lk 1 may contain a peptidyl group comprising at least one, for example at least two, or at least three amino acid residues (e.g. Phe-Leu, Gly-Phe-Leu-Gly, Val-Cit, Phe-Lys).
  • Lk 1 may be an amino acid chain having from 1 to 5, for example 2 to 4, amino acids.
  • Another example of a group susceptible to enzymatic degradation is:
  • Lk 1 is or includes:
  • Lk may be any integer
  • the maytansine moiety D is preferably bonded via the nitrogen atom of group (E).
  • the specific linkers (Va), (Vd) and (Ve) shown above are of this type.
  • q is greater than 1, for example 2, 3 or 4, and Lk 1 is used as a means of incorporating more than one maytansine moiety into a conjugate of the invention.
  • this may be achieved by the use of a branching linker Lk 1 , which may for example incorporate an aspartate or glutamate or similar residue. This introduces a branching element of formula:
  • Each of the acyl moieties in the formula VI may be coupled to a group D via a suitable linker Lk la , where Lk la is any suitable linker, for example a degradable linker incorporating one of the linkages mentioned above for Lk 1 .
  • Lk la represents the group (Va), (Vd) or (Ve) shown above.
  • the amino group of the aspartate or glutamate or similar residue may be bonded to P by any suitable means, for example the linkage may be via an amide bond, e.g. the branching group above may be connected to P via a -CO.CH 2 - group, thus:
  • the aspartate or glutamate or similar residue may be coupled to further aspartate and/or glutamate and/or similar residues, for example:
  • each D may be attached to an aspargate/glutamate or similar residue via any suitable linker Lk la .
  • conjugate of formula (I) may exist in the form of a free base or free acid, in the form of a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, and/or as a solvate.
  • P 1 contains at least one ethylene or ethylene glycol unit (-CH 2 -CH 2 - or -O-CH 2 -CH 2 -). If many such units are present, P 1 represents polyethylene, PE, or polyethylene glycol, PEG. These polymers may contain a single linear chain, or may have branched morphology composed of many chains either small or large, in which case they will contain branching groups, typically containing >CH-, as for example in
  • Multimeric conjugates that contain more than one molecule of therapeutic agent, for example more than one molecule of an maytansine, or a molecule of a therapeutic agent in addition to a molecule of a maytansine, can result in synergistic and additive benefits.
  • P 1 represents PE or PEG
  • the optimum molecular weight of the polymer will of course depend upon the intended application. Generally, where P 1 represents PE, it is preferred that the number average molecular weight is up to 2kDa, preferably up to lkDa. Where P 1 represents PEG, higher molecular weights may be used, for example the number average molecular weight may be up to 75kDa, for example up to 60kDa, with the minimum number average molecular weight being for example at least 0.5kDa, for example at least lkDa, for example 2kDa. In one preferred embodiment, PEG of number average molecular weight of from 0.5 to 2kDa may be used.
  • P may be a bond, or P may represent -P ⁇ NH- wherein P 1 contains a small number of discrete ethylene or ethylene glycol units, for example from 2 to 10, for example 2 or 3, ethylene or, preferably, ethylene glycol units.
  • P 1 contains a small number of discrete ethylene or ethylene glycol units, for example from 2 to 10, for example 2 or 3, ethylene or, preferably, ethylene glycol units.
  • P is -P ⁇ NH-
  • the or each P group is coupled to adjacent groups Lk 1 and/or Lk 2 via an amide bond.
  • PEG which normally terminates with an -OH group
  • PEG amine which terminates with an -N3 ⁇ 4 group, for amide bond formation with a -CO 2 group in, say, Lk ; or the OH group may be reacted to form a linkage -NH.CO.CH 2 .O- with Lk 1 as described above.
  • P 1 represents PEG, a water-soluble, synthetic polymer, and throughout this specification, except where the context requires otherwise, any general reference to P 1 should be understood to include a specific reference to PEG.
  • Lk represents a y-valent linker where y is from 2 to 11. It is thus capable of bonding from 1 to 10 groups P or Lk 1.
  • Lk2 is a bond, in which case Lk 1 is bonded directly to a -P 1 -NH- group or, if P is a bond, to a D-Lk 1 group.
  • Lk2 may be used as a means of incorporating more than one D group (maytansine moiety) into the conjugates of the invention.
  • each of the acyl moieties may be coupled to a -P ⁇ NH- group via an amide linkage, or when P is a bond, to a D-Lk group.
  • the aspartate or glutamate residue may be coupled to further aspartate and/or glutamate residues, as shown in formulae Vila and Vllb shown above, and so on, up to a maximum of 9 such residues, giving the potential to incorporate up to 10 D groups via bonding of multiple D-Lk I -P groups at different attachment points in Lk 2. It will be understood that the valency of Lk 2 is associated with the number of D-Lk 1 -P groups present.
  • the valency of Lk 2 is associated with the number of -P ⁇ NH- groups present, i.e. p will equal y-1.
  • the valency of Lk2 is associated with the number of groups D-Lk 1 present, i.e. m will equal y-1.
  • Lk is a specific linker capable of binding to a binding protein via two sulfur groups derived from a disulfide bond in the binding protein.
  • the phenyl group Ph may be
  • substituents include for example -CN, -N0 2 , -OR 4 , -OCOR 4 , -SR 4 , -NHCOR 4 , -NR.COR 4 , -NHOH and -NR 4 .COR 4 .
  • the phenyl group Ph is unsubstituted.
  • Y represents the group III
  • a single carbon bridge is formed between the linker Lk and two sulfur atoms derived from a disulfide bond in the binding protein Ab
  • Y represents the group IV
  • the nature of the groups A and B determine the length of the bridge which is formed between the linker Lk and two sulfur atoms derived from a disulfide bond in the binding protein Ab.
  • a 3-carbon bridge is formed, i.e. preferably Y has the formula:
  • conjugates which contain more than one maytansine moiety may have advantages.
  • the presence of more than one maytansine moiety may be achieved in a number of different ways, for example as described above by the use of a branched PEG, by the use of a multivalent group Lk 2 , or by the use of a multivalent group Lk 1 1 . It may however also be achieved by attaching more than one linker Lk to the binding protein Ab.
  • normal full-length antibodies have 4 interchain disulfide bonds (heavy-heavy chain or heavy-light chain for whole IgGl antibodies), and any or all of these can be bridged by the linker Lk according to the invention. It is also envisaged that one or more intrachain disulfide bonds in the antibody may be bridged by a linker Lk .
  • n is greater than 1. n may for example be 2, 3, or 4.
  • one or more additional maytansine moieties can be present linked via a linker Lk 1 to P or, where P is a bond, directly to Lk 2.
  • m is greater than 1, for example 2, 3 or 4, up to a maximum of 10. If more than one linker Lk 1 is present, these may be the same as each other, or different.
  • one or more additional maytansine moieties can be present linked to a multivalent linker Lk 1 .
  • q is greater than 1, for example 2, 3 or 4, up to a maximum of 10.
  • conjugates of the present invention may carry up to 10 D groups
  • conjugate of formula I may contain more than one D group (i.e. more than one maytansine moiety).
  • this may be achieved in any one of a number of ways. For example, multiple (((D q -Lk 1 ) m -P) p -Lk 2 -Lk 3 )- groups may be bonded to a single antibody (i.e. n is from 2 to s). This mode of attachment forms one preferred way of providing conjugates containing more than one group D.
  • Lk is a group consisting of from 1 to 9 aspartate and/or glutamate residues
  • multiple groups may be bonded at different positions on the Lk group (i.e. p is from 2 to 10), by amide bonding of each group through an amine 2 moiety with a carboxyl group of an aspartate or glutamate residue in the Lk group.
  • P 1 contains at least one ethylene or ethylene glycol unit and also contains at least one branching unit, multiple (D q -Lk 1 ).
  • groups may additionally or alternatively be bonded at different positions on the P 1 group (i.e. m is from 2 to 10).
  • Conjugates having combinations of the above are also encompassed by the invention.
  • a conjugate may contain an Ab group bonded to two
  • Lk 2 is an aspartate or glutamate residue bonded to two (D-Lk 1 ) m -P groups, and in which, for each of those in which P 1 contains at least one ethylene or ethylene glycol unit and also contains at least one branching unit, so that in total 8 D-Lk 1 groups are present in the conjugate.
  • a conjugate may contain an
  • each Lk 1 contains an aspartate or glutamate residue bonded to two D groups, so that in total 8 D-Lk 1 groups are present in the conjugate.
  • Lk 3 , Lk 2 , P, Lk 1 and D groups may also be present in the same conjugate, for example where a conjugate contains an Ab group bonded to two ((D-Lk 1 ) m -P) p -Lk 2 -Lk 3 groups, in one of those ((D-Lk 1 ) m -P) p -Lk 2 -Lk 3 - groups Lk 2 may be a bond and in the other of those ((D-Lk 1 ) m -P) p -Lk 2 -Lk 3 - groups Lk 2 may be an aspartate or glutamate residue.
  • a conjugate contains multiple (D-Lk 1 ) m -P groups bonded to an Lk 2 group, for one of those groups P may be a bond, and for another of those groups P may be -P ⁇ NH-.
  • the conjugates may contain up to 10 maytansine moieties, for example up to 8 maytansine moieties. They may for example contain up to 4, for example 1, 2, 3 or 4, maytansine moieties. Where two D groups are present, these may for example be in conjugates of the formulae: in which Lk preferably comprises a group of formula (Va), (Vd) or (Ve) as described above.
  • Antibodies may contain up to 4 inter-chain disulfide bonds, and if each of these bonds is bridged by a reagent carrying a single maytansine molecule, the resulting conjugate will have a drug:antibody ratio (DAR) of 4. If a reagent carrying two maytansine molecules is used to bridge all 4 disulfide bonds, for example a reagent carrying two PE or PEG chains or having a branched PE or PEG chain or having a branched linker Lk 1 , then the DAR will be 8.
  • DAR drug:antibody ratio
  • Conjugates having such high DARs may have significant clinical advantages.
  • binding protein is used throughout this Specification to include both binding proteins and peptides, and except where the context specifically requires otherwise, should be understood to include peptides as well as proteins.
  • Binding proteins that can be used in the conjugates of the invention include any protein, polypeptide or peptide that can serve as a binding agent for a binding partner on a target.
  • the target may be for example a micro-organism, a virus, or a cell, for example a cancer or immune cell.
  • the binding protein thus acts to target the maytansine to the particular target.
  • binding proteins include full length antibodies, antibody fragments, immunoglobulin (Ig) and non-Ig protein scaffolds obtained by rational or combinatorial protein engineering techniques, and lectins.
  • the most common binding proteins used in protein-drug conjugates are antibodies, and any reference to a binding protein or to the group Ab should, except where the context specifically requires otherwise, be understood to include a specific reference to an antibody.
  • antibody should be understood to mean an immunoglobulin molecule that recognises and specifically binds to a target antigen, such as a protein, polypeptide, peptide, carbohydrate, polynucleotide, lipid, or combination thereof through at least one antigen recognition site within the variable region of the immunoglobulin molecule.
  • a target antigen such as a protein, polypeptide, peptide, carbohydrate, polynucleotide, lipid, or combination thereof through at least one antigen recognition site within the variable region of the immunoglobulin molecule.
  • antibody encompasses polyclonal antibodies, monoclonal antibodies, multispecific antibodies such as bispecific antibodies, chimeric antibodies, humanised antibodies, human antibodies, fusion proteins comprising an antigen determination portion of an antibody, and any other modified immunoglobulin molecule comprising an antigen recognition site so long as the antibodies exhibit the desired biological activity.
  • An antibody can be of any the five major classes of immunoglobulins: IgA, IgD, IgE, IgG, and IgM, or subclasses (isotypes) thereof (e.g. IgGl, IgG2, IgG3, IgG4, IgAl and IgA2), based on the identity of their heavy-chain constant domains referred to as alpha, delta, epsilon, gamma, and mu, respectively.
  • the different classes of immunoglobulins have different and well known subunit structures and three-dimensional configurations. The use of IgGl or IgG4 is particularly preferred.
  • antibody should be understood to encompass full length antibodies and antibody fragments comprising an antigen -binding region of the full length antibody.
  • Antibody fragments may for example be Fab, Fab', F(ab') 2 , scFv, Fv, diabodies, minibodies or multispecific antibodies formed from antibody fragments, for example minibodies composed of different permutations of scFv fragments or diabodies, and optionally Fc fragments or C H domains, such as scFv-Fc, scFv- Fc-scFv, Fab-scFv, (Fab'ScFv) 2 , scDiabodies, scDiabody-Fc, scDiabody-C H 3, scFv- C H 3, SCFV-C H 2-C H 3 fusion proteins and so forth.
  • An antibody fragment can be produced by enzymatic cleavage, synthetic or recombinant techniques.
  • a binding protein can serve as a binding agent for a receptor, antigen or other moiety on the surface of a target, for example a cell or virus associated with a proliferative, autoimmune or infectious disease.
  • the binding protein may be an antibody that specifically binds to a cell surface antigen on a cancer cell.
  • Methods of identification and validation of cell surface antigens for antibody targeting of cancer cells are known, for example in Carter P, et al., Endocr. Relat. Cancer. 2004 Dec;l l(4):659-87, and a number of antibody-drug conjugates for treating cancer are currently in clinical development. Examples of antibodies available for the treatment of cancer, and tumour markers of specific cancers, are also well known in the art and can be used.
  • the target may be an immune cell, for example a cell that is responsible for producing autoimmune antibodies, or an activated lymphocyte that is associated with an autoimmune disease.
  • the target may be a micro-organism or virus associated with a microbial or viral infection or disease.
  • Conjugates of the present invention may be prepared by reducing one or more disulfide bonds in a binding protein and subsequently reacting with a conjugating reagent of the general formula:
  • conjugating reagents of formula XI or XIII are either prepared in situ, or are used ab initio.
  • a key feature of using conjugation reagents containing any of groups X, XI, XII or XIII, is that an a-methylene leaving group and a double bond are cross-conjugated with an electron withdrawing function that serves as a Michael activating moiety.
  • the leaving group is prone to elimination in the cross-functional reagent rather than to direct displacement and the electron-withdrawing group is a suitable activating moiety for the Michael reaction then sequential intramolecular bis-alkylation can occur by consecutive Michael and retro Michael reactions.
  • the leaving moiety serves to mask a latent conjugated double bond that is not exposed until after the first alkylation has occurred and bis-alkylation results from sequential and interactive Michael and retro-Michael reactions.
  • the electron withdrawing group and the leaving group are optimally selected so bis-alkylation can occur by sequential Michael and retro-Michael reactions. It is also possible to prepare cross -functional alkylating agents with additional multiple bonds conjugated to the double bond or between the leaving group and the electron withdrawing group.
  • An especially preferred leaving group L is -SR 4 or -S0 2 R 4 , especially -S0 2 R 4 , where R 4 represents a phenyl or, especially, a tosyl group.
  • a particularly preferred group Y a is:
  • Examples of preferred conjugating reagents include: (Villa), and
  • Lk 1 preferably comprises a group of formula (Va), (Vd) or (Ve) as described above, and in which Y a is preferably a group of formula (XII), especially in which A and B are each -CH 2 -.
  • conjugating agents include:
  • Y a is preferably a group of formula (XII), especially in which A and B are each -CH 2 -.
  • the immediate product of the conjugation process using one of the reagents described above is a maytansine-antibody conjugate in which X represents a keto group CO.
  • the process of the invention is reversible under suitable conditions. This may be desirable for some applications, for example where rapid separation of the maytansine from the antibody is required, but for other applications, rapid separation may be undesirable. It may therefore be desirable to stabilise the conjugates by reduction of the CO group X to give a CH.OH group X.
  • the process described above may comprise an additional optional step of reducing the initially-formed CO group X in Lk to give a conjugate having a CH.OH group X in Lk .
  • a borohydride for example sodium borohydride, sodium
  • cyanoborohydride potassium borohydride or sodium triacetoxyborohydride
  • reducing agent is particularly preferred.
  • Other reducing agents which may be used include for example tin(II) chloride, alkoxides such as aluminium alkoxide, and lithium aluminium hydride.
  • Suitable reaction conditions for the process described above are given in WO 2005/007197 and WO 2010/100430, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
  • the process may for example be carried out in a solvent or solvent mixture in which all reactants are soluble.
  • the antibody may be allowed to react directly with the conjugation reagent in an aqueous reaction medium.
  • This reaction medium may also be buffered, depending on the pH requirements of the nucleophile.
  • the optimum pH for the reaction will generally be at least 4.5, typically between about 5.0 and about 8.5, preferably about 6.0 to 8.2.
  • the optimal reaction conditions will of course depend upon the specific reactants employed. Reaction temperatures between 3-37°C are generally suitable. Reactions conducted in organic media (for example THF, ethyl acetate, acetone) are typically conducted at temperatures up to ambient.
  • the binding protein can be effectively conjugated with the desired reagent using a stoichiometric equivalent or an excess of reagent. Excess reagent and the product can be easily separated during routine purification, for example by standard chromatography methods, e.g. ion exchange chromatography or size exclusion chromatography, diafiltration, or, when a polyhistidine tag is present, by separation using metal affinity chromatography, e.g. based on nickel or zinc. Targeting of specific disulfide bonds in the binding protein may be carried out by known methods; for example, by partial reduction of the protein, see for example Liu et al, Anal. Chem. 2010, 82, 5219-5226.
  • Conjugation reagents of the general formulae VIII above may be prepared by reacting a maytansine with a compound of the general formula:
  • Lk lb is a group of formula Lk 1 modified to include a group reactive with a group present in a maytansine. Typical groups and suitable reactions are well known to the skilled man.
  • Conjugation reagents of the general formulae VIII are novel, and the invention therefore provides these reagents per se.
  • the preferred meanings for Lk 1 , P, Lk , m, p and q are as given above for the general formula I.
  • the invention further provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising a may tan sine-protein conjugate according to the invention, together with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, optionally together with an additional therapeutic agent; such a conjugate for use in therapy, specifically, for use as a medicament for the treatment of a proliferative, autoimmune or infections disease, for example cancer; and a method of treating a patient which comprises administering a pharmaceutically-effective amount of such a conjugate or pharmaceutical composition to a patient.
  • leukaemia including non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, acute myelogenous leukaemia, multiple myeloma, lymphocytic leukaemias, and chronic myelogenous leukaemia
  • gastric cancer breast cancer; ovarian cancer; liver cancer; intestinal cancer; colon cancer
  • renal cancer for example renal cell carcinoma
  • lung cancer for example small cell lung cancer
  • melanoma bladder cancer
  • sarcomas for example leukaemia
  • Conjugates of the present invention demonstrate a number of important advantages, the existence of which could not have been predicted. Compared with equivalent drug-antibody conjugates prepared using maleimide reagents, as currently used in commercially available conjugates, they demonstrate significantly increased stability. Further, their method of synthesis leads to a product with a significantly improved homogeneity in respect of drug- antibody ratio, compared with the use of maleimide. Homogeneity is advantageous for drug substances for regularity of production of the drug substance. A process which generates a greater yield of a single DAR species will be cheaper through greater efficiency. A drug product of a single DAR species produced by purification of that DAR species from a heterogeneous mixture would be prohibitively expensive to produce in large quantities.
  • a single DAR species will demonstrate more predictable pharmacokinetics, safety, toxicity and tolerability as all the drug substance should be metabolised in a similar manner, giving the same products, as opposed to a mixed DAR substance which may be metabolised differently or at different rates, giving more heterogeneous break down products.
  • Example 1 Synthesis of valine-alanine -paraaminobenzyl-aminohexoanoic-maytansine (val- ala-PAB-AHX-DMl) reagent 1 possessing a 24 repeat unit PEG with terminal bis-sulfone functionality.
  • Step 1 Conjugation of l-oxo-l-(4-(3-tosyl-2-(tosylmethyl)propanoyl)phenyl)-PEG acid (bis- sulfone-PEG(24 unit)-C0 2 H) 0-(6-Chlorobenzotriazol-l-yl)-N,N,N',N'-tetramethyluronium hexafluorophosphate (HCTU) (29 mg) was added to a stirred solution of bis-sulfone-PEG(24)-C0 2 H (75 mg, prepared from NH 2 -PEG(24)-C0 2 H using a method derived from Nat. Prot, Vol 1, No.
  • Example 2 Synthesis of valine-alanine-paraaminobenzyl-aminohexoanoic-maytansine (val- ala-PAB-AHX-DMl) reagent 2 possessing a 5 kDa repeat unit PEG with terminal bis-sulfone functionality.
  • Step 1 Conjugation of 3-(2-(4-(3-tosyl-2-(tosylmethyl)propanoyl)phenyl
  • hexafluorophosphate (10 mg) was added to a stirred solution of the known bis- sulfone-PEG(5 kDa)-C0 2 H (56 mg, prepared from NH 2 -PEG(5 kDa)-C0 2 H using a method derived from Nat. Prot., Vol 1, No. 4, 2006) in anhydrous dimethylformamide (0.5 mL) when a solution of val-ala-PAB-AHX-DMl (15.8 mg, Concortis Biosystems Corp.) in dimethylformamide (0.5 niL) was added followed by N-methyl morpholine (4.4 ⁇ 3 ⁇ 4 and the reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature.
  • val-ala-PAB-AHX-DMl 15.8 mg, Concortis Biosystems Corp.
  • Example 3 Conjugation of bis-sulfone-PEG(24)-val-ala-PAB-AHX-DMl 1 to an antibody (trastuzumab)
  • an antibody to an antibody (2.25 mg) (Herceptin®) at 5 mg/mL in 20 mM sodium phosphate, pH 7.5, 150 mM NaCl and 20 mM EDTA was added a 5 mM TCEP solution (18 L) and the resulting mixture was incubated at 40 °C for 1 h.
  • the reduced antibody solution (0.468 mL, at 4.8 mg/mL) was diluted to 3.33 mg/mL with 20 mM sodium phosphate buffer, pH 7.5, 150 mM NaCl and 20 mM EDTA.
  • HIC Chromatography
  • a Fab (5 mg, derived from the papain digestion of trastuzumab) at 2.59 mg/mL in PBS was added 19.3 ⁇ ⁇ of 1 M DTT.
  • the reduction mixture was incubated at 22 °C for 1 h. After incubation, the mixture was buffer exchanged into 20 mM sodium phosphate, pH 7.4, 150 mM NaCl and 20 mM EDTA using a 5 mL ZebaTM Spin Desalting column.
  • the reduced Fab solution (1.9 mL, at 2.58 mg/mL) was diluted to 2.22 mg/mL with 20 mM sodium phosphate buffer, pH 7.4, 150 mM NaCl and 20 mM EDTA.
  • the purified Fab-reagent 1 conjugate was analysed by RP-HPLC ( Figure 2) and SDS-PAGE ( Figure 3).
  • the RP-HPLC analysis was conducted on a VariTide RPC 250 x 4.6 mm column (Agilent Technologies) and as shown in Figure 2 the Fab-AHX-DMl conjugate product ran as a single main peak (92% by area) showing the conjugate to be highly homogeneous.
  • SDS-PAGE analysis samples were run on a 4-12% Bis-Tris gel in MES running buffer at 200 V for 35 min. Novex® Sharp Pre-stained Standard was used as the protein markers. NuPAGE® LDS Sample Buffer (4X) was used as the sample buffer and the gel was stained with InstantBlueTM protein stain.
  • Densitometry was analysed by ImageQuant LAS 4000 to give a purity reading for each lane which is displayed as a percentage on the gel in Figure 4.
  • One ⁇ g of sample (based on Fab) was loaded in each lane, i.e., for each sample.
  • the lane labelled M is the protein standards
  • the lane labelled 1 is the starting Fab
  • the lane labelled 2 is the starting Fab after treatment with DTT
  • the lane labelled 3 is the purified Fab-AHX-DMl conjugate
  • the lane labelled 4 is the purified Fab-AHX-DMl conjugate after treatment with DTT.
  • Both the Fab and conjugate were treated with DTT in the same way, i.e, 10 mM final DTT concentration for 1 h at room temperature.
  • Example 5 Analysis of antibody drug conjugates (ADCs) by in vitro cell viability assay
  • the in vitro efficacy of the antibody and Fab conjugates prepared in Examples 3 and 4 respectively were determined by measuring the inhibitory effect on cell growth of HER-2 receptor over-expressing cancer cell lines.
  • Loss of tumour cell viability following treatment with cytotoxic drugs or ADCs in vitro can be measured by growing cell lines in the presence of increasing concentrations of drugs or ADCs and quantifying the loss of proliferation or metabolic activity using Cell-Titer Glo® Luminescence reagent (Promega Corp. Technical Bullettin TB288; Lewis Phillips G.D, Cancer Res 2008; 68:9280-9290).
  • the protocol describes cell seeding, drug treatment and determination of the cell viability in reference to untreated cells based on ATP synthesis, which is directly related to the number of cells present in the well.
  • HER2-positive SK-BR-3 and HER2-negative MCF-7 cells were trypsinised with 3 mL Trypsin EDTA for 5-15 min. Trypsinisation was stopped by adding 10 mL complete medium, and cells were transferred to a 50 mL Falcon tube. Cells were counted using a Neubauer haemocytometer and adjusted to a cell density of 3xl0 4 /mL for MCF-7 and 5xl0 4 /mL for SK-BR-3 respectively. Cells were seeded (100 ⁇ ) into poly-D-lysine coated opaque- walled 96-well plates and incubated for 24 h at 37°C and 5% C0 2 . Tumour cell lines SK-BR- 3 (ATCC-HTB-30) and MCF-7 (ATCC-HTB-22) were purchased from the American Type Culture Collection. SK-BR-3 cells were grown in McCoy's 5A medium (Life
  • Luminescence was recorded using a plate reader (e.g. MD SpectramaxM3 plate reader), and data subsequently analysed using a four parameter non-linear regression model.
  • Figure 4 Cell viability responses to treatment with either Fab- reagent 1 conjugate or Antibody-reagent 1 conjugate within SKBR-3 or MCF-7 cells.
  • Viability is expressed as % of untreated cells.
  • the % viability (Y-axis) is plotted against the logarithm of drug concentration in nM (x-axis) to determine the IC50 values for all conjugates as well as free drug.
  • both the Antibody-val-ala-PAB-AHX-DMl and Fab-val- ala-PAB-AHX-DMl conjugates are efficiently inhibiting the proliferation of HER2-positive SK-BR-3 cells.
  • HER2-negative MCF-7 cells no growth inhibition is observed following Fab-val-ala-PAB-AHX-DMl or antibody-val-ala-PAB-AHX-DMl treatment at the concentrations tested, confirming the specificity of the conjugates.
  • Antibody-reagent 1 conj ugate 0.12 N/A
  • Step 1 Conjugation of 4-[2,2-bis[(p-tolylsulfonyl)-methyl]acetyl]benzoic acid-N-hydroxy succinimidyl ester (bis-sulfone) to 0-(2-aminoethyl)-C ) '-[2-(Boc-amino)ethyl]decaethylene glycol
  • Step 2 Deprotection of the Boc-protecting group.
  • Step 3 Conjugation of DM1 to 6-Maleimidohexanoic acid

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